Jewelry



(NoModeL) E. 'SGHILL & A. BECKER.

JEWELRY.

No. 398,657. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

NTED STATES PATENT OFFIeE.

EMU. St lllLl'i AND ANDREAS DECKER, OF NEYVARK, NFHV JERSEY.

JEWELRY.

FAPECIIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,657, dated February 26, 1889.

Application filed 3eptenihc 20, 1888- Serial No. 285,848. (No model.)

To (zZZ whom it may concern.-

DREAS l'inoiucrz, a subject of the Emperor of Germany and a citizen of the United States, respectively, and residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this ii'ivent-ion is to reduce the cost of construction, to secure a permanent setting, and to obtain a more perfect tinish.

The invention consists in the arrangements and emnbinations of parts, suhstai'itiallv as will be hereinafter set forth, and tinallv embodied in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like let ers of reference indicate correspon d in parts in each of the several figures, l igure I is a front elevation of the improved setting. Fig. 2 is a plan of a blank in course of preparation for the stones. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved device; and Fig. 4: a sectional View of said blank, taken on line a, Fig. 2.

.In said drawings, 0 indicates a blank struck up from sheet metal by suitable dies, so that a hollow raised portion, a, is formed, and around the same a flange, b, which extends out at or approximatelvat right angles to the wall or bearing a, formed in raising the said part 11.. Upon said flange, a little way from the lftttlllllg' e, is soldered what is in the art termed a gallery, which consists of a strip of metal provided with a series of graspingi'ingers which hold the stones down in place. The said bearing is provided with a recess, (1, which receives one side of the series of stones f, and the said gallery 6 is soldered, so that it engages theopposite side of the said series, as will be understood upon reference to In constructing the device theblank is first soldered to the flange remaining around said bearing, and the superfluous metal is trimmed off, and tin al l v thej ewels or stones are set.- betwecn the gallery and the metal of the blank and finished. The construction thus described can be effected in a very much reduced time as compared with methods of manufacture heretofore employed, the product is more presentable, and the stones are held with greater security.

Itwill be observed that the outer edge or rim of the blank is first bent downward apportion to form a bearing, and then bent again upon aline parallel with said bodyportion, there being formed,however, in the side of the portion first: bent a recess or groove, (1, above referred to, which forms one side of the setting and serves to hold or assist in holding the jewels or stones firmly in said setting, this groove or recess being, therefore, an llllpOltEUlt feature of the device.

Having thus described our invent ion, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letterslatent, is-

1. The improved setting herein described, combining therein a raised blank or body portion of sheet metal, the outer rim of which is bent at right angles to said body portion to form a bearing, 0, provided with a recess or groove, (7, a flange, b, and a gallery secured to said flange, provided with grasping-fingers and cooperating with said groove-bearing to hold the jewels firmly in place, as set forth.

2. The improved jewel-setting herein dc.- seribed, combining therein a body portion bent to form a recessed or grooved shoulder or bearing for the jewels and a flange or seat for a gallery, said bearing and flange being formed of one piece of metal, and said gallery fastened on said seat and adapted tohold the jewels against said grooved bearing, as set forth.

In testiinoirv that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this lIth day of September, 1998.

EMU. SCHILL. AXDREAS BECKER.

\Vitnesses:

()LIvER DRAKE, E. L. SHERMAN.

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